At about this time around, when you look at the 324 BCE, his lifelong buddy, maybe their companion, and his awesome second-in-order, Hephaestion, died of a fever, while some accounts strongly recommend he might had been poisoned. Brand new say that Alexander are gay or bisexual try backed by biographies created just after his passing and you can Hephaestion try regularly indexed due to the fact his lover as well as their best friend.

Plutarch states one to Alexander slaughtered the newest Cossaeans regarding a nearby urban area given that a compromise so you can their buddy, and you will Arrian writes he got Hephaestion’s doctor performed to own a failure to take care of your. The fresh new manes and you can tails of your own horses was reduce given that an effective sign of mourning, and you can Alexander would not bring several other to Hephaestion’s reputation because commander of cavalry. (more…)